No damages resulted from Wednesday’s storm

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May 10, 2013 at 10:59 AMMay 10, 2013 at 11:01 AM

YREKA – It rained cats and dogs Wednesday evening, although aside from intermittent power outages, no emergencies were reported in the Yreka area as a result of the weather conditions, said local officials. According Tom Gauntt, Pacific Power spokesman, customers in the Weed, Yreka and Hornbrook areas experienced a power outage that lasted a couple of minutes. Customers in the Fort Jones area were without power for nearly an hour. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) public information personnel said highways remained clear of mudslides and fallen trees in the north county during the storm. Personnel from Yreka Department of Public Works will be cleaning drainage inlets and street sweeping in preparation for more spring showers, said department director Steve Neill